A white dwarf's atoms have their electron orbitals crushed as closely as the Exclusion Principle allows.

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In a white dwarf, the gravitational pressure is so immense that it forces the atoms to pack together as tightly as possible, with their electrons being pushed into as close an arrangement as the Pauli Exclusion Principle permits. This principle states that no two electrons can occupy the same quantum state simultaneously, leading to a highly dense state of matter.

A White Dwarf's Atoms Have Their Electron Orbitals Crushed as Closely